James "Jim" Currier was an English-born
footballer
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who played as a
centre forward
Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...
in the 1930s and 1940s.
He joined
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
from
Cheltenham Town
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and first played in
The Football League for Bolton in
1935–36, scoring 14 times in his 26 appearances.
During
World War II he played for
Manchester City
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on a number of occasions between 1940 and 1943, and he scored an impressive 94 goals in his 113 games for City.
Man City player stats at mcfcstats.com
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References
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Sportspeople from Wednesbury
Cheltenham Town F.C. players
Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
Manchester City F.C. wartime guest players
English footballers
Association football forwards
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